KnackChap Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 Sony stops work on Eight Days and The Getaway Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has announced that it has stopped production on two PlayStation 3 titles that were in development at the Sony London Studio - Eight Days and The Getaway. A statement from the Corporation read as follows: "It has been agreed that production of both Eight Days and The Getaway will cease immediately due to the redistribution of resources and budget. "This decision was made following an internal review of all games and it was deemed that with the incredibly strong list of exclusive first party titles coming up both this year and in the near future, resource should be reallocated to enhance those projects closer to completion. "Worldwide Studios has a reputation for innovative and entertaining games, with titles such as LittleBigPlanet, SingStar,Buzz, EyeToy and Eye of Judgement, and will continue to push the boundaries on all PlayStation platforms." The move follows shortly after the appointment of Shuhei Yoshida as the head of Sony Worldwide Studios, replacing previous company icon Phil Harrison, who departed to take up the role of president at the re-imagined Atari. Eight Days was first announced at E3 in 2006 with a trailer showing a mixture of what appears to be in-game action and cinematic footage, involving a shoot-out at a remote truck-stop in the Arizona desert. The Guardian reported just a few weeks ago that the title was "just ramping up to full production," suggesting that the decision was taken only recently to terminate the title. The Getaway, which was due to receive full attention once Eight Days had been released, was apparently still in the early stages of development. Sony London Studios was previously responsible for the fantastically successful SingStar and EyeToy franchises. There has been no indication that the decision would result in any redundancies, or whether work on the projects would restart at a later date. http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/sony...and-the-getaway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HundredProofSam Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 "Worldwide Studios has a reputation for innovative and entertaining games, with titles such as LittleBigPlanet, SingStar,Buzz, EyeToy and Eye of Judgement, and will continue to push the boundaries on all PlayStation platforms." they canned eight days for SingStar, Buzz, EyeToy and Eye of Judgement??? sonofabitch!! peace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchizoidFreud Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 :shock3: x 666 No wonder there wasnt any info given out on either of the games during the playstation day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtheK Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 Why sony Why i wanted eight days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HundredProofSam Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 they better make up for this with some good announcements at E3 and Leipzig peace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchizoidFreud Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 Same here...I was looking forward to it ever since that zomg trailer :cry5: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liquid ocelot Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 Damn this game looked good... On the other hand...maybe they'll work on a few rpgs But if they canned it for.. singstar etc... WTF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtheK Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 Damn this game looked good... On the other hand...maybe they'll work on a few rpgs But if they canned it for.. singstar etc... WTF? I hope they work on some good FPS....we seriously can do with some on PS3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HundredProofSam Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 On the other hand...maybe they'll work on a few rpgs Nooooooooooooo :cry5: peace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnackChap Posted June 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 i believe phil harrison's departure has something to do with it.he was very prtial towards the euro development houses even if their games were average. both getaway games were crappy, i was surprised that they even announced another getaway game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnackChap Posted June 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 they better make up for this with some good announcements at E3 and Leipzigpeace I hope they work on some good FPS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MightySkate Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 why why why :cry5: i was looking forward specially to Eight Days. Let's see what they're so called "many first party exclusive titles" are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GamerZ-Cloud Strife Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 i want 8days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarbonCore Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 But if they canned it for.. singstar etc... WTF? Singstar is bigger franchise than Gateway, as big as Gran Turismo in Europe. This is actually a good news because most EU studio games (LBP/KZ2/Home) are facing delays after delays, in fact this is probably the main reason why they're shifting resources to current games in development. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnackChap Posted June 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 Why all the 8 days love? Has anyone played a team soho game before? Soho is sony's worst 1st party development house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liquid ocelot Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 It looked pretty good....the trailer was quite impressive... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HundredProofSam Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 @KC: did u not see the E3 trailer? it looked like a game that would break the monotonous formula used in most action games peace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchizoidFreud Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 that was CG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liquid ocelot Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 It did look interesting...look at how excited people got over killzone 2..regardless of CG,and killzone 1(based on reports that kz was average..I havent played it myself)...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnackChap Posted June 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 Saw the trailer, looked cool no doubt but then i remembered that its by soho and all hype died down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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